In the last month 12 food places across Cherwell were given a hygiene score, and 100% of them got the top mark of 5. Over three months, 7 places scored 2 or below, and 49 food places are waiting for their first inspection.
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12hygiene scoreslast 31 days
100%scored 512 places, last 31 days
7scored 0 to 2last 3 months
49waiting for a first inspectionusually new or under new owners
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Most inspected this month:Banbury (2), Kidlington (1) and Bloxham (1). The middle Cherwell area had 0. Over three months, the highest share of 5s among areas with at least five scores was in Bicester (67%) and Banbury (52%).
“Last month” and “3 months” count the hygiene scores published within each area’s circle. “Scored 5” is the share of the last three months’ scores that were a 5; it needs at least three. “Waiting” is food places registered but not yet inspected. Areas overlap, so one place can count in more than one. Tap a column to sort.
Powercup was rated 2 (improvement necessary) on 13 August 2026. Banbury · Restaurants and cafés
Oxford Arms was rated 2 (improvement necessary) on 6 August 2026. Kirtlington · Restaurants and cafés
Golden Kitchen was rated 2 (improvement necessary) on 4 August 2026. Bicester · Takeaways and sandwich shops
Bicester Pizza House was rated 1 (major improvement necessary) on 3 August 2026. Bicester · Takeaways and sandwich shops
Golden Crust was rated 2 (improvement necessary) on 31 July 2026. Fringford · Restaurants and cafés
Love Desserts was rated 1 (major improvement necessary) on 14 July 2026. Banbury · Restaurants and cafés
A score shows how things were on the day of the inspection. Businesses can appeal, and can ask for a new inspection once they have made improvements, so check the Food Standards Agency’s page for the latest.
No newly registered food places have appeared in the last month.
49 food places across Cherwell are registered with their council and waiting for a first hygiene inspection, the most near Banbury (17), Bicester (12), Kidlington (4), Adderbury (1) and Ardley (1). They are usually new businesses or ones under new owners, and each area’s page lists them.
By kind of business
Restaurants and cafés
24
67%
4
Takeaways and sandwich shops
13
54%
2
Shops
7
57%
1
Other caterers
6
83%
0
Pubs, bars and clubs
5
100%
0
Schools and colleges
5
100%
0
Care homes and nurseries
4
100%
0
Mobile caterers
2
–
0
Hotels and B&Bs
1
–
0
Cherwell, last three months. The share scoring 5 needs at least three scores.
How food hygiene ratings work
Every place that serves, sells or makes food is inspected by its council’s food safety officers, and the Food Standards Agency publishes the score. Officers look at how food is handled and stored, the state of the building and its cleaning, and how the business manages food safety. The score runs from 0 to 5:
5: very good
4: good
3: generally satisfactory
2: improvement necessary
1: major improvement necessary
0: urgent improvement necessary
How often a place is inspected depends on the risk, so a busy kitchen is visited more often than a shop selling packaged food. New businesses wait for a first visit before they get a score.
Where the figures come from
Scores come from the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene rating data, published under the Open Government Licence, for every council we cover. Figures for Cherwell as a whole count the food places whose nearest area is in Cherwell. Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. A score appears here when the agency publishes it, which can be a few weeks after the inspection.
Which areas of Cherwell had the most food hygiene inspections?
Over the last month, the most hygiene scores were published for Banbury (2), Kidlington (1) and Bloxham (1). The middle Cherwell area had 0.
How many Cherwell food places score 5 for hygiene?
Of the 67 food places in Cherwell given a score in the last three months, 48 (72%) got the top mark of 5, meaning hygiene is very good.
Have any Cherwell food places scored 0, 1 or 2 recently?
Yes. In the last three months 7 places in Cherwell were given 2 or below: 0 scored 0, 3 scored 1 and 4 scored 2. Each is listed on this page with its date. A low score shows how things were on the day of the inspection.
What do food hygiene ratings mean?
Food Standards Agency scores run from 0 to 5: 5 is very good, 4 good, 3 generally satisfactory, 2 improvement necessary, 1 major improvement necessary and 0 urgent improvement necessary. Council officers give the score after an inspection of hygiene, the building and how food safety is managed.